Crime Rates at Badcox, Frome, BA11 3BG

Badcox area has the 36th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 497th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Badcox (BA11 3BG) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Frome East average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Badcox (BA11 3BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Close (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.